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Mary Beth Edelson

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Mary Beth Edelson (1933 - 2021) was active/lived in New York, Indiana.  Mary Edelson is known for Feminist themed painting, collage, photomontage and performance art.

"Mary Beth Edelson, Feminist Art Pioneer, Is Dead at 88," Online Obituary, The New York Times, by Jillian Steinhauer; May 26, 2021

Her revision of The Last Supper was a defining image for the movement in the ’70s, and her ritualistic performances would be an influence for decades.

Mary Beth Edelson, a pivotal artist and organizer in the feminist art movement of the 1970s who was known as much for her participation in public protests as for her ritualistic performances, died on April 20 in Ocean Grove, N.J. She was 88.

The cause was end-stage Alzheimer’s disease, said her son, Nicholas Edelson.

What may be Ms. Edelson’s most famous work is also one of the defining images of the feminist art movement. She made it early in her career, when she was trying to move away from painting and into alternative forms of art. Taking a more conceptual approach, she asked 22 colleagues to suggest ideas of pieces she might create. The artist Ed McGowin suggest   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 13589 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Mary Beth Edelson

   Publications  Book References:  14
Magazine References:  2

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2 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Mary Beth Edelson
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Art in America Feminism at 40 May 2003 Lovelace, Carey Yes
Art in America Review of Books January 1995 Wei, Lilly No
14 Book References for Mary Beth Edelson
Year Author Title Pages Color
2006 Wark, Jayne Radical Gestures: Feminism and Performance Art in North America 285 No
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
1995 Heller, Jules and Nancy G. Heller North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary 612 No
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1988 Rosen, Randy, et al Making Their Mark: Women Artists Move Into the Mainstream 300 Yes
1988 Wye, Deborah Commited to Print
(Exhibition catalog)		 120 No
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1986 Stein, Harvey Artists Observed 160 No
1984 Baigell, Mathew American Painting and Sculpture A Concise History 420 No
1980 Lucie-Smith, Edward Art in the Seventies 128 Yes
1978 Lipman, Jean/Richard Marshall Art About Art 176 Yes
1975 Collins, Jim L. Women Artists in America II 430 No
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